A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)

Director:

Jack Sholder

Writers:

David Chaskin (written by) and
Wes Craven (characters)

Release Date:

1 November 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

The first name in terror returns...

Plot:

A teenage boy is haunted in his dreams by Freddy Krueger who is out to possess him to continue his murdering in the real world.

Plot Keywords:

Nightmare | Teenage Boy | Freddy Krueger | Dream | Neighbor

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Mark Patton	...	Jesse Walsh
Kim Myers	...	Lisa Webber
Robert Rusler	...	Ron Grady
Clu Gulager	...	Ken Walsh
Hope Lange	...	Cheryl Walsh
Marshall Bell	...	Coach Schneider
Melinda O. Fee	...	Mrs. Webber
Tom McFadden	...	Mr. Webber (as Thom McFadden)
Sydney Walsh	...	Kerry
Robert Englund	...	Freddy Krueger
Edward Blackoff	...	Biology Teacher
Christie Clark	...	Angela Walsh
Lyman Ward	...	Mr. Grady
Donna Bruce	...	Mrs. Grady
Hart Sprager	...	Teacher
Allison Barron	...	Girl on Bus
JoAnn Willette	...	Girl on Bus
Steve Eastin	...	Policeman
Brian Wimmer	...	Do-Gooder
Robert Chaskin	...	Bar-B-Que Boy
Kerry Remsen	...	Girlfriend
Kimberly Lynn	...	Patty
Steven Smith	...	Victim
Jonathan Hart	...	Spike

Directed by
Jack Sholder

Writing credits
David Chaskin		(written by)
Wes Craven		characters

Produced by
Stephen Diener	....	executive producer
Stanley Dudelson	....	executive producer
Michael S. Murphey	....	line producer
Sara Risher	....	co-producer
Robert Shaye	....	producer
Joel Soisson	....	line producer

Original Music by
Christopher Young

Cinematography by
Jacques Haitkin
Christopher Tufty

Film Editing by
Bob Brady
Arline Garson

Art Direction by
Maggie Martin

Costume Design by
Gail Viola

Makeup Department
Wendy Hogan	....	assistant makeup artist
Daniel Marc	....	makeup artist
Bart Mixon	....	special makeup effects artist
Robin L. Neal	....	hair stylist
Mark Shostrom	....	transformation effects creator
Kevin Yagher	....	makeup and effects creator: Freddy Krueger
Kevin Yagher	....	special makeup effects

Production Management
Rachel Talalay	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Whitney R. Hunter	....	second assistant director
Marshall D. Moore	....	third assistant director
Mark Shostrom	....	co-director second unit: transformation sequence (uncredited)

Sound Department
Larry Porche	....	boom operator
Ed White	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Richard Albain	....	special mechanical effects
Paul Boyington	....	special effects
Rick Lazzarini	....	special puppet effects creator
Ron Nary	....	special mechanical effects
Kevin Yagher	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Oded Beckman	....	miniatures
Paul Boyington	....	special visual effects designer and director
Richard Delaney	....	effects animator
Loring Doyle	....	effects animator
Bridget Endman	....	effects animator
John M. Gonzalez	....	live action
Paul Huston	....	miniatures
Darius Khadjenouri	....	miniatures
Ian Kincaid	....	live action
Michael Litterback	....	live action
Wes Takahashi	....	effects animator

Stunts
Dan Bradley	....	stunt coordinator
Dan Bradley	....	stunts
Scott Alan Cook	....	stunts
Christopher Doyle	....	stunts (as Chris Doyle)
Marneen Fields	....	stunt performer
Frank Lloyd	....	stunts
Ray Lykins	....	stunts
C.J. McBeath	....	stunts
Denney Pierce	....	stunts (as Denny Pierce)
Ray Shaffer	....	stunts
Lane Leavitt	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Matt Gulbin	....	grips carpenter
Christopher Tufty	....	director of photography: additional photography

Other crew
John Blake	....	assistant: Mark Shostrom
Tom Calderaro	....	synthesizer programmer
Bundy Chanock	....	set medic
Wendy Cooke	....	assistant: Kevin Yagher
Earl Ellis	....	assistant: Kevin Yagher
Glenn Gaylord	....	assistant accountant
Bart Mixon	....	assistant: Mark Shostrom
Luc G. Nicknair	....	production assistant
Gregor Punchatz	....	assistant: Mark Shostrom
Anthony Showe	....	assistant: Mark Shostrom
Jayson Wall	....	film restoration coordinator (2002 restoration)
Don Wyse	....	fire safety

Production Companies

• New Line Cinema (presents)
• Heron Communications (presents)
• Smart Egg Pictures (presents)
• Second Elm Street Venture (copyright owner)
• Media Home Entertainment (uncredited)

Distributors

• New Line Cinema (1985) (USA) (theatrical)
• Succéfilm AB (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Alliance Atlantis Home Video (Canada) (VHS)
• Creswin Distribution (Canada)
• Image Entertainment (laserdisc)
• Media Home Entertainment (1986) (USA) (VHS)
• New Line Home Video
• Video Treasures (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Communications Company

Other Companies

• Clairmont Camera  camera equipment provided by

Also Known As:

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (Australia)
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2 (USA) (closing credits title)
A Hora do Pesadelo Parte 2: A Vingança de Freddy (Brazil) [pt]
Efialtis sto dromo me tis lefkes No 2 (Greece) [el]
Koszmar z ulicy Wiazów 2: Zemsta Freddy'ego (Poland) [pl]
La revanche de Freddy (France) [fr]
Nightmare 2 - Die Rache (West Germany) [de]
Nightmare II: la rivincita (Italy) [it]
Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2 Freddy's Wraak (Belgium: English title) (festival title) [en]
Painajainen Elm Streetillä 2 - Fred (Finland) [fi]
Painajainen Elm Streetillä 2 - Freddyn kosto (Finland) [fi]
Pesadilla 2: La venganza de Freddy (Argentina) [es]
Pesadilla en Elm Street 2: la venganza de Freddy (Spain) [es]
Terror på Elm Street 2 (Sweden) [sv]
Terror på Elm Street 2 - Freddys hämnd (Sweden) [sv]

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:MA (re-rating 2005) | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Australia:M (TV rating) | Iceland:16 | Australia:R | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:M18 | Argentina:18 | Australia:R (original rating) | Canada:R | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Mexico:C | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18

Filming Locations:

1428 N. Genesee Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

JoAnn Willette is one of the girls seated in the back of the school bus driven by Freddy at the beginning of the film. She would later go on to star in the ABC sitcom "Just the Ten of Us" (1988), a program which not only featured numerous references to the "Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise, but also co-starred Heather Langenkamp (from the first, third, and seventh films) and Brooke Theiss (from the fourth film).

Goofs:

Continuity: In the opening scene, the kids on the bus are seen standing up and walking towards the door while the bus is still moving. In the next shot, they are all sitting down until the bus stops.

Quotes:

Jesse Walsh: It's starting to happen again.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The House That Freddy Built (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

Terror In My Heart

Pretty sad

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge, the second installment in the Nightmare on Elm Street series and probably the worst in the series. I was lucky enough to get the boxed DVD set of A Nightmare on Elm Street series and I got to see all the sequels. I think this is the sequel that I disliked the most, just because it didn't at all add up to what the first film was. It was like watching a cheesy teenager show with a twist of Nightmare on Elm Street. The kid who's the new victim, Jesse, is like Kevin Bacon's character in Footloose where he's not excepted by anyone, now just mix Footloose with Nightmare on Elm Street and you've got A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge. The story had potential, but it just failed.

Jesse is the new kid in town and he has moved into Nancy Thomson's old house. Not too soon is he having the same horrific nightmares that Nancy was having about Freddy Krueger. Jesse confides in his neighbor/crush, Lisa, she doesn't believe him until she starts having the nightmares herself. She researches Freddy and finds out that he is after Jesse's body and wants to take it over. But she may be too late when he does enter Jesse's body and is after her and all the rest of the kids at Jesse's high school.

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge isn't bad, just compared to the series, yeah, it's the worst in that category. The story had something, but it wasn't delivered well. But just think about what A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge was compared too with it's first film that was an ultimate classic. So maybe that's why we have such a problem with the film. But I would recommend it if you wanna see the sequels, but if you're watching it without knowing the first story, I don't think you'll enjoy it.

5/10